Pump attachment for automobiles



Aug. '25, 1931. H o. WHITEHEAD 1,820,355

- fUMP ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed May 12, 1930 2 Shee ts-Sheet l0. llWh iiehead/ ATTORNEY Aug. 25,1931. Y 4 0. LZWIHI'TEHEA'D 1,820,855.

I rvurmwmcnmzww FOR AuToMosILEs Filea May 42, 1956 2-Sheets-Sheet 2013-2772;; bah and INVENTOR ATTORNIY Patented Aug. 25, I931 warren*fsra'rss PATENT OFFICE OTON L. WI-IITEHEAD, TCHULA, MISSISSIPPI,ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AN D MESNE AS- SIGNMENTS, OF TWO-T'HIRDS T0 PHILI?M. SIMITH, 0F TCIIULA, MISSISSIPPI PUMP ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILESApplication filed May 12,

This invention relates to means for attaching a pump to a motor vehicleand for I illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specificallypointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like I orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which vFigure 1lsa plan view of the front part of a motor vehicle, showing theinvention in use.

' tion, showing how the pump is attached to its supporting member.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the supporting member. i

As shown in these drawings, a bar 1 is connected at its rear end to thefront part of the chassis of a motor vehicle, these bars having theirfront ends curving outwardly and a bumper bar 2 is fastened to the outerends of these bars 1. A plate 3 is suitably fastened at its rear end tothe front of the vehicle and its front end is turned upwardly andfastened to the center of the bumper 2, as shown at 4. I

A rotary pump 5 is supported on the plate 3 by having the headed studs 6in its lower end passing through the keyhole shaped slots 7 in the plateand by the bolt 8 which passes through the plate and presses against1930. Serial No. 451,816.

the bottom of the pump to hold the studs in the small portions of theslots. Thus by loosening the bolt, the pump can be shifted to place theheads in alignment with the large ends of the slots so that the pump canbe'easily lifted from the plate. This pump is provided with the usualtoothed wheels 9 and the inlet and outlet parts 10 of the pump arethreaded, as at 11, so that one of these can be attached to a hoseleading to a source of supply and the other to a delivery hose. Theshaft 12 of one of the gears 9 has a square rear end 13 and its otherend is provided with a pin 14 so that this front end can be engaged bythe slotted head 15 of the crank handle 16 which is generally used tostart the motor of the vehicle by hand. This crank handle is carried bythe upright part of the plate. A

stub shaft 17 has, a socket 18 in its front shaft 13 and the rear end ofthe stub shaft is connected by a universal joint 19 with a shaft 20which passes through the bushing 21 through which the crank handle 16ordinarily passes and a head 22 is fastened to the rear end of the shaft20 and has a plurality of notches 23 therein for engaging the pin 24 atthe outer end of the shaft 25 of the motor of the vehicle, this pinordinarily being engaged by the head 15 of the crank shaft.

A hand lever 26 is pivoted to a bracket 27 extending 'rearwardly fromthe pump and the forked lower end of the lever is slotted to receive thepins 28 in a collar 29 which is rotatably supported on the socket part18 of the shaft 17. Thus by shifting the lever, the shafts 17 and 20 canbe moved longitudinally to place the head 22 into and out of engagementwith the pin 24. i

From the foregoing it will be seen that by shifting the shafts so as toplace the head 22 in engagement with the pin 24, the pump will beoperated from the power plant of the vehicle and by shifting the shaftsforwardly, the pump will be disconnected from the power plant. The motorof the vehicle can also be started by hand by pushing in the crankhandle 16 so as to cause its head to l bumper bar thereof, a pumpdetachably conwardly.

on other'types of motors by slightly changing the parts. i

It is thought from the foregoing description'that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several 7 parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is v I I 1.111 combination with a motor vehicle, a pump,means detachably connected with the vehicle for supporting the pump atthe front of the vehicle, means detachably connecting the pump on saidsupporting means and means for operating the pump from the power plantof the vehicle.

2. In combination with a motor vehicle,

a supporting member having one end detachably connected to the front ofthe vehicle and its front end detachably connected with the front bumperbar of the vehicle, a pump removably supported on said memshaft, meansfor moving the shaft longitudinally and means for connecting the shaftwith the shaft of the power plant of the vehicle when the same is movedrear- 3. In combination with a motor vehicle, a supporting'memberconnected atits rear end to the front part of the vehicle and having itsfront end connected with the front bumper bar thereof, a pump detachablyconnected with the supporting member, a shaft slidably connected withthe pump shaft, a shaft slidably arranged in the front of the vehicle, auniversal joint connecting the shafts together, a slotted head on theshaft which is slidably arranged in the front of the vehicle forengaging a pin carried by the front end of the motor shaft of thevehicle and manually operated means for moving the sliding shaftslongitudinally.

-4. In combination with a motor vehicle, a supporting member connectedat its rear end to the front part of the vehicle and having its frontend connected with the front nected with the supporting member, a shaftslidably connected with the pump shaft,3a shaft slidably arranged" inthe front of the vehicle, a universal joint connecting theshaftstogether, a slotted head on the shaft whichis slidably arranged inthe front of the vehicle for engaging a pin carried by ing the slidingshafts longitudinally and a crank handle slidably arranged in the frontend of thesupporting member and engaging a projection on the pump shaftwhen moved rearwardly.

In testimony whereof, I :affix' signa' ture.

OTON L. WHITEHEAD;

